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distill Definition


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distil
distill
verb distilled, distilling
    1. To purify a liquid by the process of distillation.
      Thesaurus: refine, clarify, purify, sublimate.
    2. To produce alcoholic spirits in this way.
    3. To create a shortened or condensed version of something.
Etymology: 14c: from Latin destillare to drip down.



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